RICK
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
RICK has a slight edge over TSLA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
RICK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
RICK's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
TSLA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
TSLA's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RICK PE Valuation
RICK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 60x | $54.70 | -86% |
| Fair | 174x | $158 | -60% |
| Forward | 196x | $397 | — |
| Expensive | 415x | $378 | -4.9% |
| Current | 437x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSLA's PE is in its expensive range at 437x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 196x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RICK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RICK to show an outlook.
TSLA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TSLA, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RICK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.41 | -122% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.78 | -193% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.38 | -168% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.20 | +275% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.86 | +258% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.84 | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.56 | -80% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.32 | -90% |
RICK has swung to a loss: it lost $0.41 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
TSLA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.03 | +123% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.91 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.08 | -38% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.09 | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.73 | -51% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.82 | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | -53% |
TSLA has the edge over RICK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RICK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $73.9M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.7M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.8M | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.9M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $71.1M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $65.9M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $71.5M | -3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $73.2M | -2.7% |
RICK's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $74M last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 4.8% | -2.7 points |
RICK has the edge over TSLA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TSLA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28B | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.2B | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.9B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.5B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.3B | -9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.7B | +2.1% |
TSLA has the edge over RICK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.2% | -2 points |
TSLA's operating margin was 2.6% last quarter, down 3.2 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
RICK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $8M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5M | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.1M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.7M | +80% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.6M | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.3M | +518% |
RICK has the edge over TSLA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSLA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -62% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1B | -848% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +117% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $146M | -89% |
| Q1 2025 | $664M | +$3.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -1.6% |
TSLA still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $3.3B over the past year.
RICK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -88.5K shares |
| 1 year | -13% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -1.5M shares |
RICK has the edge over TSLA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $7.8M |
RICK spent $16M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.8% from the year before.
TSLA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +15M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +48M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +172M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +886M shares |
TSLA has 3.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
RICK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 6.0x | High |
RICK's net debt is about 4.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.3 years a year ago.
TSLA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
TSLA has the edge over RICK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RICK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.7 | Neutral |
RICK's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
TSLA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.6 | Neutral |
TSLA's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
RICK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | RICK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
RICK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | TSLA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 437x | 18x | 2,324% above |
| PE % | 84 | 47 | 37 pts above |
TSLA is trading at 437x earnings, a 2324% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
RICK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.2 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $27.8 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.8 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $32.9 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.6 | 42% below |
RICK's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 42% below its 200-week average.
TSLA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $376.0 | 5.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $364.0 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $393.6 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $372.1 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $296.9 | 34% above |
TSLA has the edge over RICK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RICK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.0 | $39.7 | +98% |
| 2021 | $39.7 | $72.7 | +83% |
| 2022 | $72.7 | $95.3 | +31% |
| 2023 | $95.3 | $66.3 | -31% |
| 2024 | $66.3 | $57.7 | -13% |
| 2025 | $57.7 | $23.3 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.3 | $27.1 | +16% |
RICK has the edge over TSLA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSLA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.7 | $220.6 | +669% |
| 2021 | $220.6 | $355.7 | +61% |
| 2022 | $355.7 | $123.2 | -65% |
| 2023 | $123.2 | $248.5 | +102% |
| 2024 | $248.5 | $431.7 | +74% |
| 2025 | $431.7 | $475.2 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $475.2 | $397.5 | -16% |
TSLA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +669% in 2020 to −65% in 2022. It's down 16% so far in 2026.